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PRACTICE TEST 3
PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION 1: VOCABULARY (20 marks)
Instruction: Choose the best word/ phrase in the box below to complete the sentences
that follow. Each word / phrase can be used ONCE ONLY.1. My wife has a
. job at a chemist's.

in only on(~ kind of medicinc. For eX~JmpJc,
I
'
,
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Tiii U~u on rhi lie-ng Anh
SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)
Read each passage carefully and the answer the questions that bellow.
Passage 1
It seems easy to say that you are employed if you work for somebody else and you are self
~
employ'Cd if you work for yourseltl But life isn't quite so simple. Being self-employed is not
restricted to people who run their O\vn business, in the physical sense of O\vning property
and stock and perhaps employing their own staff. A great number of people work from home
in a \\'id,-~ range of occupations and many of them arc classed as self-employed. Examples
arc the hairdresser " rho has set up a shop in one room of the house, the freelance book-
keeper \\.ho docs the accounts for other small businesses, the woman who holds clothing or
TLlppen\"~in' p~1rti('s, and the anist who takes on freelance work from various publishing
comp,-In\l's.
People \\'h(1 work on a freelance basis 'hire out' their skills to anyone who will pay them. A
freelance photographer. for inst,.mce, may eithcr be contracted to do a specific job for a
newspaper or may even take photographs of events on the chance that he/she nm sell
them.
The number of people in Britain \vho arc elassed as self-employed rose by 52% between
1YH1 and 1q91 from 2.2 million to 3.3 million people - and most of them work on their o\vn
(i.e. they do not employ other people) in many cases these are peopJe who have been faced
\\'ith redundancy and who have used their savings or their redundancy payments, or taken
advanlages of one of the government schemes to setup on their own.
I. What is the ONE main idea of the passage?
2. Do all se1f-emplo cd people own property and stock?

Another ch8nge has been caused by the f8ct people arc Jiving longer nowadays, and many
old people Jive alone foIl owing the death of their partners. As a result of these changes in the
pattern of peop)c's lives, there are many households which consist of onl.v one person or one
Bdu]t and children. Members of a family - grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins _
kecp in
touch, but they see less of each other than they used to. This is because people often move
away from their home tcm,'n to work, and so the famiJy becomes Scattered.
In generaJ, each generation is keen to become independent of parents on estC1blishing its
own family unit, and this fact can lead to social as \ e]J as geographical
differences within
the larger family group.
11. Docs a typicaJ British family have 4 members?
12-13. What arc the major causes of many changes in British family life'?

14. What has the new law resulted in?
15. Ilo\\' does the pattern of British people's lives change?

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6. Did members of a f8mily see each other 1css often than they do now?
17. What is the cause of sociaJ and geographicaJ
differences within the larger family group?
\Vhat docs each of the foJIov.'ing underlined words or phrases refer to?
]
8. "Some of these have been caused by new laws and others are the result of changes III
society" (Paragraph 1)

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PART 2: WRITING
SECTION 1: CONTROLLED WRITING (15 marks)
Instruction: From the following suggested words and phrases in the given sequences,
make all the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences, which together
make a complete paragraph. Follow the example.
Example:
my aunt /
born /
England/ now / shc / live / Pcrth /
Australia
Answer:
My aunt was bom in England, but now she lives in Perth, Australia.
Dcar Sir,
1. My wife /
I /
now /
plan /
holiday /
next summer.
2. We /
like /
go /
Italy/ two weeks.
3. Holiday /
begin /
,July 15'" / we /
return /
July 29"'.
SECTION 2: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (15marks)
'Instruction: Use the words given to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a
way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence.
1. I'm always nervous when I travel by air.
Travelling .
2. lIe could not afford to buy the car.
The car.

3. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
In spite.

4. I'm sorry I missed your birthday party.
I wish
5. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
It is such

6. After fighting the fire for twelve hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
The firemen managed .
7. We didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money.
Ifwe.

8. The mechanic serviced my car last week.
I had
9. The only v,ray you can bccome a good athlete is by training hard every day'.
Only by .

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6. In thc past it was mistakenly thought that natural resources might never be used up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. Modern life offers us a lot of comforts and conveniences that our grandfathers couldn't
have dreamt of.
. . . . . . . . . . . .Pructict' It'S!
:)
8. Do you think cars should be banned from the centre of the city to reduce air pollution"

9. Cars, besides polluting the air, arc the cause of many accidents that kill or injure
thousands of people a year.
10. One of the arguments in favour of life
entertainment and that you can engage in
in a city is that you
don'1 have to
any cultural activities of your choicc.
go f<lr for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is the end of Prnctice test J
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hear /
you.
Stefano
SECTION 2:
SENTENCE
TRANSFORMATiON
(15marks)
Instruction:
Use the words given to rewrite each of the
following
sentences in such a
way that it means
exactly the same as the
original
sentence.
1. You '\vill be askcd a lot of questions at the
intcrvicv./.
They.
2. Tom said:" Ann has bought a neW car.
Tom said that
3. In spite of not having eaten for 24 hours, I didn'l t"ecl hun~n
Even
though
4. We had hardly started when it began to rain.
Hardly.

5. Because it rained
heavily, they didn't
comc.
Because

6. Despite many difficulties and challenges, Vietnam has g8incd some significant economic
achievement in the past year.Tili lieu ('n
[hi tlit"
)
Anh
7. A recent Japan B<:mk for International Co-operation (JBIC) survey ranked Vietnam as the
world's fourth most attractive investment marketplace.
8. However, Vietnam needs to further improve its business and investment environment so
that it is sufficiently competitive compared with other countries.
9. Constraints to business should be removed quickly so that Vietnam can nttract more
investment in the nexL five ye~1rs.
10. The key milestone for improvement of the Vietnam economy would hc its accession to the
WTO next year.
,
This is the end of Practice tes1 4
so
coming
when
if
change
arrange
short
mind
result

2. Her parents were very worried because she \vas .
. so J<1tc that night
3. She can't get home.
she has no money.
4. I shaH do the job to the best of my
5. "I'll
. you at 6 o'clock." said Alison.
6. I've put Mr. Benson's paper in your green file,
is on \'Our desk.
7. They talked for three days before finally.
to a decision.
8. l'm sorry I haven't got any
,
\Vh}
don't you try the b,mk')
9. Do you
my turning the television on now?
10. You wilJ spend at least one year working abroad
things operate overseas.
you Gin find out how
11. Could you lend me some money? I am very.
of C<lsh ;It the moment.
12. I knew him.
I \vas a child.
13. It was difficult to .
. a date whicR \vas convenient for everyone
14. He was very upset by the.
. of his t<:ngJish
examination.
15. It's

Besides the daily newspapers, there are a number of Sunday newspapers, many of which arc
connected with the "dailies", though not run by the same editor and staff. The Sund8.y' papers
are larger than the daily papers and usually contain a greater proportion of articles concerned
with comment and general information rather than news. The nationul daily and Sunday
papers have enormous circulations (the largest in the world) running into several millions of
readers in ccrtain cases.
6. Are thc Sunday papers the same as the daily papers?7. What is special about the cont.cnt of Sunday papers?

8. What is the largest number of readers the national daily and Sund,ay papers may have?

Practice test 5
9. What does the word "lbg fIgilies" refer to?
10. Find the word in the passage that has the same meaning as "many'?Passage 3
Ever}' child in Great 13ritain between the age of five and fiftee~ must attend school There
are three main t)-'pes of cduc8tional institutions: primary' schools, secondary schools, and
universities.
State schools mT frct' , and attendance is compulsory. Morning school begins at nine o'clock
and lasts for three hours, u0tiJ hulf past four. School is open five days a week. On Saturday
and Sunday! therc ;Jre no lessons. Therc'rc holidays at ~hrjstmas, Easter and summer. In
London as in all cities I hcre'rc two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at
fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and cleven, and
secondary school~ for children from eleven to fifteen years.
The lessons 8re: reading, writing, the English language, English literature, EngJish history,
geography, scicncli, Nature stud}', drmving, painting, singing, physical training.

human tclephone opcrutors.
20. What word is used in the passage to mean' to change from one form to another form?
SECTION 3: READING CLOZE (10 marks)
Instructions : Complete the following passage with the missing words. Fill in each
blank with ONE suitable word only.
When Tom decided to go (1) a holiday in England, he wrote to <l
friend of his (2}
was living in Londoh and (3)
if he
could meet him at the airport. The friend wrote back to say that he \\'ould be there. So Tom
,,\'a~ surprised \vhcn he (4)
turned up. He \valked around
(5)
the airport to find that his friend had not
a short while and then. because he had
a slight headache, \vent into the restaurant (6) had a cup of strong
black coffee. After that he felt (7)
better. lie bought a couple of
magazines at the bookstall and v,,'ent to the lounge to (8) .
them.
He had just started to read his magazines when his friend arrived, with a young lady. Tom's
fricnd apologized for (9)
late and (10)
\vhut held happened.
PART 2: WRITING
SECTION I: CONTROLLED WRITING (lOmarks
)
Instruction: From the following suggested words and pl1rases in the given sequences,
make all the changes and additions necessary to p(oduce sentences, which together
make a complete paragraph. Follow the example.

/ English.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Be / possible / stay / you / couple / nights?

7. I / promise / not / bc / nuisance.

8. I / even / some cooking.
Love,
Franz
SECTION 2: SENTENCE
TRANSFORMATION (
15marks )
Instruction: Use the \vords given to rcwrite each of the foJJowing sentences in such a way
that it means exactly the same as the original sentence.
1. r started work for the company a year ago.
I have been

2. My suit nceds to be cJcancd before intcrview.
f must

3. "You stole my best cassette, John" said William.
William accused4. Although he didn't speak Dutch, Bob decided to settle in Amsterdam.

SECTION 3: TRANSLATION (15 marks)
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Chi sau khi t6i dQc bai lu~n cua t6i Ian thll hai thi t6i moi nh~n biet t6i da bo s6t m9t so diem
quan trQng.2. Anh toi lal xe rat can th~n trang thanh pho vao ban d1>mde tranh gay tal n?M.3.Du lieh bang may bay thi tho"i mai hOn, ti~n IQIhon va nhanh hOn cae phuong tien khac rat
nhieu.
4. Dap may bay IU thanh pho Ho Chi Minh ra Ha Nqi chi mat khoimg hai tisng dong ho..
Practice lest 5
5. Cae m$t hang
xuat
khau ella Vietnam gan day da tang rat nhanh.Translate the fonowing sentences into Vietnamese.
6. Whether life in the countryside is better than that in the city depends on each individual's
point of view.

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sentences that follow. Each word/phrase can be used ONLY ONCE.

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are developing
surf the internet
\
process
proced ure
\vithin
leave a message
easily
so ftware
asks
trips
journey
thermometer
development
is improving
is recruiting
are talking
\
is writing
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requires
arc speaking
database
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an important report at the moment.
]3. We storc information about all our clients on a .
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Tili li?u on thi tie'ng Anh
14. Thc of copying and printing the document bikes about two minutes.'
]5. They promised to send us the goods
two weeks.
SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)
Instructions: the reading consists of two passages. Read each passage carefully and then
answer the questions that follow. Write your answers in the provided space.
Passage 1
Businessmen, consumers, and governments depend on loans. Businessmen often borrow
money from banks that lend money to buy more equipment or to improve their business.
Consumers sometimes need to borrow money, too. Most people harrow mODc.y'from the bank
when they buy a car or a house, Governments also borrow money to improve industry and
agriculture in their countries. Anyone who borrows money must pay interest i.e. they often pay
a certain amount monthly. The borrower must return the principal, which is the money that
was borrowed.
Peoplc can usc the money they do not need right now to earn interest. too. Banks pay interest
on saving accounts. Then banks can use the money. Intercst rates vary on different kinds of
savings accounts. Usually, the longer the bank uses the money, the higher the rate of interest.
1. How can businesses get money to expand production?

2. What common bank customers are mentioncd in the passage?
3. What does interest mean to a borrmver?

4. What arc the two things borro\vcrs must do?

.computer.
The basic parts of a personal computer for the home arc a microprocessor and keyboard. There
are, however, important additional parts cal1ed peripheral hardware. These arc a CRT (Cathode
Ray Tube) screen, a joystick, a printer, additional disk drives, and a modem.
1. What docs the passage tel1 us about?
r 2. Ilo\\' can offices and households benefit from personal computers?3. Iloware computers used at horne?4
_
5. Name two popular uses of personal computers in offices mentioned in the passage?

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7. Summarise the two reasons for popularity of personal computers in as few words as
possible.8. What word in the passage is closest in meaning to Software (paragraph 1; Line 4)'?

9. Find a word in the passage that refers to a situation in which computers arc liked by
businesses and individuals?
Write your answers in the space provided.
Example:
Answer:
I be happy
/ get / letter / offer me / j"b / your company
I was happy when J got your letter in which you offer me a job in your company.
Dear Mr. Duncan,
I / regret / inform / you
/ I / have / cancel/your visit rour ncw production plant
/ 9.30/
Friday morning
/ our Production Manager
/ be / unwell.
If / you
/ wish
/ we / he pleased
/ fix some other appointments
/ head office staff / the Friday
morning. I / be grateful/you
/ could contact / secretary / Sandra Toycs as soon as possihle
/make / neccssaf)' arrangements.
/
I / apologise / last minute change
/ schedule. I / hope / you / have
/ safe jOLlrne\. and / we !
look forward
/ meet you
/ Friday.
Yours sincereJy,
Dear Mr. Duncan


There
arc 4. What is the height of the building?
How
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5. I don't want to go out this ,:vening?
I'd
rather

6. If the factory doesn't move to a bigger location, it cannot increase production.
Unless

7. This boy is too young to see horror films.
This boy is not old

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. He is less clever than I thought.
He isn't as

~
9. I walk to my offiee in 15 minutes.
It takes me

10. She asked "Have you ever met this man before?"
She wanted to know if



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8-10. Among the new projects, the most capital intensive is a
Canada mining joint venture. Projects with the highest capital
US$126 million and SaigonMax with US$ I 00 million.
US$147.milion Vietnam
irwn';\s(' 111 Sun Steel with. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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This is Ihe ('lid of Pf"(1t'tic(' test ().